[Commlist] Call for Submissions, Handbook on Sex/Sexuality and Game Studies

Call for Submissions, Handbook on Games and Sex/Sexuality

We have been approached by Bloomsbury Publishing to put together a 
proposal for a handbook on the intersection of (video) games with sexual 
content and sexuality. Traditionally, handbooks are envisioned as 
comprehensive surveys of the discipline aimed at the library market. 
Volumes typically consist of about 25-35 contributions written by 
experts in their respective areas of the field. There is a great deal of 
interest and exceptional work being done on this topic with numerous 
publications written and published in the last five years. This 
publication would attempt to gather as many threads of work being done 
by both the established academics in the field of game studies as well 
as promising young scholars.

The concept behind a handbook is to compile a comprehensive assembly of 
essays in an attempt to map a discipline. As such we are primarily, but 
not necessarily exclusively, looking for synthesis/review essays that 
bring together existing research. We are not opposed to efforts which 
map out new directions in the field as long as they consider where we 
are as a basis for where we might/will be going. What makes this topic 
intriguing is that both the borders of sex and sexuality and the nature 
of video games resist easy categorization. Game Studies as an “academic 
field” is inherently interdisciplinary, creating both challenge and 
opportunity for how to conceptualize this (these) topic(s). As the range 
of platforms, formats, and game types continue to increase so do the 
ways to present, perform, and play sex and sexuality.

If you would like to propose a submission for this project, please send 
a short author(s) bio as well as a 500 word abstract along with title to 
Matthew Wysocki ((mwysocki /at/ flagler.edu)) AND Steffi Shook 
((Steffi.Shook /at/ mville.edu)). The deadline for receipt of all proposals is 
September 30, 2020. We will attempt to notify all correspondents by 
November 15 regarding the status of their submission. Completed draft 
manuscripts will be due by February 28, 2021.

Potential Topics:

Early erotic games (Atari 2600 and PC sex games)

Playable sex scenes in games

The evolution and explicitness of sexual cutscenes

LGBTQ characters/stories/relationships

Erotic interactive fiction games

Hypersexual character design

Sex/Nudity mods

Depictions of sex work/sex workers in video games

Regional/national differences in sexual content in games

Sex across game series (Mass Effects, The Sims, The Witcher, etc.)

Queergaming/ Queer Play


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